Predictors of care home resident conveyance to hospital or referral to community pathways by a regional ambulance service attending medical emergencies: a retrospective cross sectional study
Various factors significantly predicted conveyance of care home residents to hospital by ambulance. These included HCP referral and a higher NEWS2 score confirming that severity of clinical condition of the patient significantly increased conveyance. Future interventions to prevent or address certain conditions such as falls or provide enhanced care in care homes may prevent some emergencies or reduce the likelihood of conveyance to hospital.
Authors
- Robert Spaight (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4361-5876)
- Elizabeth Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7266-7766)
- Despina Laparidou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5427-7422)
- Joseph Akanuwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4322-6742)
- Maria Kordowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1405-9607)
- Vanessa Botan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1583-3913)
- Adam Gordon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1676-9853)
- A Niroshan Siriwardena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2484-8201)
- Gregory Adam Whitley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2586-6815)
- Ffion Curtis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6843-8568)
- Susan M. Bowler
- Rachael Fothergill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1341-6200)
- Viet‐Hai Phung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5827-590X)
- Nicoya Palastanga
- Graham Law (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7904-0264)
- Elise Rowan
- Lissie Wilkins
Institutions
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Lincoln (GB)
- Nottingham Trent University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-024-01294-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research